Where does “boikott” come from?

boikott (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English Boycott, from Middle English Boicote, from Old English Bōia cot — Bōia's cottage.

boikott (Norwegian Bokmål): a boycott; imperative of boikotte

Definitions

  1. a boycott; imperative of boikotte

Ancestry of “boikott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBoycottOS grid ref SP6636
2Middle EnglishBoicote—
3Old EnglishBōia cotBōia's cottage
Every word from Old English Bōia cot →Every word from Middle English Boicote →Every word from English Boycott →
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